Unlike U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jackets, comp vests typically lack the necessary flotation to keep an unconscious ...

As conditions began deteriorating with Milton’s approach, Coast Guard officials told the man to wear a life jacket and to hold onto the boat’s emergency beacon so he could be located.

“We recommend all mariners wear their life jackets and carry a marine grade radio as these men did, in case they encounter an unexpected situation at sea.” The Coast Guard received the ...